Men: This time, Blue Devils avoid any suspense

Shelden Williams had 16 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night, one of six Blue Devils in double figures in a 98-44 rout of North Carolina-Greensboro.

Daniel Ewing and J.J. Redick also scored 16 for No. 9 Duke, which built a 20-point lead midway through the first half and was never challenged by its neighbor from the Southern Conference.

It was a good way to rebound from an off night in last week's 74-61 win against Davidson, also from the Southern Conference. And for a team that went in shooting 41 percent, it was a confidence boost before hosting the No. 10 Spartans on Tuesday night.

"We wanted to use this game as a way to gain momentum for the rest of the week," Redick said.

The Blue Devils, who had won the past four meetings with UNC-Greensboro by an average of nearly 39 points, shot 53 percent, hit 15 3-pointers and used their superior size and athleticism to smother the Spartans.

Duke held the Spartans to 30 percent shooting, and by the time it was over UNC-Greensboro had more turnovers (24) than field goals (18).

ARKANSAS 79, GARDNER-WEBB 63: Eric Ferguson scored 13 of his team-high 16 in the second half as the host Razorbacks overcame a sluggish first half to improve to 4-0.

AUBURN 79, LA. TECH 67: Ian Young scored 22 and made 5 of 8 3-pointers, leading the host Tigers.

W. VA. 84, LSU 69: Tyrone Sally scored 22 to help the visiting Mountaineers hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.

S. CAROLINA 60, TEMPLE 46: Senior forward Carlos Powell scored 16 of his game-high 22 in the first half as the host Gamecocks raced to a 16-point lead.

ARIZ. ST. 87, VANDY 68: Ike Diogu had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Sun Devils in the third-place game of the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational.

C-USA

ORAL ROBERTS 55, SAINT LOUIS 54: Ken Tutt scored 20 and hit the winning 3-pointer from well beyond the arc with 10.5 seconds left as the Golden Eagles spoiled the Billikens' home opener.

UC 79, PURDUE 59: Armein Kirkland scored 16 to lead six players in double figures for the Bearcats in the John Wooden Tradition in Indianapolis.

MARQUETTE 95, OAKLAND (MICH.) 87: Dameon Mason scored 21 of his 26 in the second half and added 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Golden Eagles.